Kalki Koechlin – WiKi, Movies, TV Shows, Awards, Images, Biography

Kalki Koechlin is an Indian Film & Television Actress and Writer. She starred in two of the highest-grossing films of their respective release years–the comedy dramas Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), both of which garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Filmfare Awards.

Kalki Koechlin has been associated with theatre from a young age. As a child, she attended theatre workshops in Pondicherry. Her mother was adamant that she complete her studies before venturing into an acting career, sending her to London to study drama & theatre. During her years in the film industry, Koechlin has continued to participate in theatrical productions. She has written, produced, and acted in several stage plays in India.

Kalki Koechlin starred in Shonali Bose’s drama Margarita with a Straw, playing Laila, a young woman with cerebral palsy who leaves her home in India to study in New York City, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Her character was inspired by Malini Chib, Bose’s cousin. Bose first approached Koechlin, who she said was her “first and only choice”, for the role when the latter was shooting for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani.

In an interview for Asian News International, She said that she “believes that everyone, whether an actor or a model, should endorse a brand which matches their ideologies”. She was also the brand ambassador of the “Cinema for Care” section, aimed at creating awareness about disability issues at the All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in November 2015.

Full Name	Kalki Koechlin
Nick Name	Koechlin
Profession	Actress, Writer
DOB	10 January 1984
Age	36
Birth Place	Pondicherry, India
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	French, Indian
Current City	Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
Marital Status	Married (2011) (2018)
Affairs	Anurag Kashyap (Producer), Guy Hershberg (Musician)
Physical Appearance	Height: 170 cm Weight: 53 kg Eye Colour: Amber Hair Colour: Light Brown
Family	Father: Joël Koechlin Mother: Françoise Armandie Brother: Oriel Koechlin Ex-Husband: Anurag Kashyap (Divorced – 2015) Husband: Guy Hershberg Daughter: Sappho
School	Hebron School, Ooty
College	University of London, Goldsmiths
Qualification	Studied Drama and Theatre
Hobbies	Dancing, Reading Novels
Movies	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Dev.D(2009), The Film Emotional Atyachar (2010), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010), Shaitan (2011), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), My Friend Pinto (2011), Trishna (2011), Shanghai (2012), Ek Thi Daayan (2013), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Happy Ending (2014), Margarita with a Straw (2015), Waiting (2015), Un plus une (2015), Kaash (2015), Freedom Matters (2016), Living Shakespeare (2016), A Death in the Gunj (2016), Mantra (2016), Naked (2017), Jia Aur Jia (2017), Ribbon (2017), The Thought of You (2017), Azmaish: A Journey Through the Subcontinent (2017), The Job (2018), Gully Boy (2019), CandyFlip (2019), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Scholarship (2021)
TV Shows	Man’s World (2015), Kalki’s Great Escape (2016), Shockers (2016), Smoke (2017), Made in Heaven (2019), Sacred Games (2019), Bhram (2019)
Awards	MetroPlus Playwright Award for Best English Theatre Script (2009), Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress (2010), Screen Awards for Best Ensemble Cast (2012, 2016), Global Indian Film and Television Honours for Best Supporting Actress (2012), Vancouver International Women in Film Festival for Best Performance (2016), Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for Best Actress (2016), Times of India Film Awards for Best Actress (2016), National Film Awards for Special Jury Award (2016)